[c-nsp] GSR Memory / LCs & the Internet

[Pete Templin]

Dan Armstrong wrote:

> On a GSR, with a GRP-B, the maximum memory is 512M - that's fine.

The xRP holds various RIBs from your various routing protocols, and a 
master copy of the FIB.

> As far as I can tell, and from what everybody has told me, this is where 
> the table(s) are held....  my concern is with the slightly older E0 - E3 
> linecards that can only take 256M... are they going to fall over?

All linecards only hold a copy of the FIB, and not the RIBs.  Mine (E0 - 
E2) are all happy with 256MB; they're typically just over 130MB used.

pt